The WHK Group Otago Cricketer of the Year Awards were held at the University Oval on Friday April 3.
The awards were a fitting end to what has been a very sucessful season for Otago Cricket. The night was a chance to celebrate the State Otago Volts win in the State Twenty20. Six members of the Volts (B McCullum, N Broom, A Redmond, I Butler, C Cumming, N McCullum) being selected for the BLACKCAPS during the 2008/09 international season and three members of the State Otago Sparks (S Bates, S Tsukigawa, K Martin) being selected in the Whiteferns World Cup Squad.
Our age group players also had a season to remember with James Fuller, Nick Beard & Michael Bracewell representing New Zealand Under 19 and Michael Bracewell being selected as New Zealands Young Cricketer to Lords.
Craig Cumming took home the Cricketer of the Year Award for his fantastic season where he scored 784 runs at 65.33 in the State Championship, 421 runs at 70.16 in the State Shield and 121 runs at 40.33 in the State Twenty20. Peter Cameron was awarded with the Contribution to Cricket Award for his outstanding service to North Otago & Otago Cricket. The Outstanding Individual Performance Award went to Aaron Redmond for his unbeaten match winning State Twenty20 century against Central Districts. State Otago Sparks Cricketer of the Year went to Sparks captain and New Zealand Whiteferns player Sarah Tsukigawa. Coach of the year was awarded to stand out coach Mike Hesson for his outstanding leadership of the State Otago Volts.
Otago Cricket would like to congratulate all award winners listed below
Award Winners
Special Awards
Outstanding Contribution to Cricket - Peter Cameron
Coach of the Year - Mike Hesson
Outstanding Individual Performance (Murray North Trophy) - Aaron Redmond
State Otago Volts Awards
Cricketer of the Year (Peter Dick Trophy) - Craig Cumming
Batsman of the Year (Trustbank Cup) - Craig Cumming
Bowler of the Year (Wycherley Trophy) - Neil Wagner
Fielder of the Year (EH Downes Memorial) - Nathan McCullum
Rising Star (Parry Thompson Trophy) - Neil Wagner
Fastest State 50 (John M Kennedy Cup) - Hamish Rutherford
State Otago Sparks Awards
Cricketer of the Year (June Walls Plate) - Sarah Tsukigawa
Batsman of the Year - Sarah Tsukigawa
Bowler of the Year - Emma Cambell
Fielder of the Year - Lucy Foote
Rising Star - Tessa Hopkinson
Age Group Awards
Otago A
Batsman of the Year - Sam Wells
Bowler of the Year - Mat Harvie
Outstanding Performer - Mark Craig
Otago Under 19
Batsman of the Year - George Spittle
Bowler of the Year - Nick Beard
Outstanding Performer - Nick Beard
Otago Under 17
Batsman of the Year - Ben Cant
Bowler of the Year - Chris Ware
Otago Under 15
Batsman of the Year - Jonty Brown
Bowler of the Year - Quentin Gare
Outstanding Performer - Gregor Croudis
Otago Women's Development
Batsman of the Year - Sarah Osbourne
Bowler of the Year - Kathryn Gregory
Outstanding Performer - Victoria Abbot
Otago Secondary Schoolgirls
Batsman of the Year - Polly Inglis
Bowler of the Year - Bridget Thayer
Outstanding Performer - Alecia Stanbridge
Team Awards
District Series (50 Over) - Dunedin
District Series Twenty/20 - Dunedin
District Shield (Hawke Cup Teams) - Otago Country
Stewart McKnight Cup - Dunedin
Mark Parker Memorial - Dunedin
Under 19 Boys - Dunedin & Southland
Under 17 Boys - Dunedin
Under 15 Boys - Southland
Aotea Electric Women's Interdistrict Cup - Dunedin
Secondary Schoolgirls - Southland
Primary Schoolgirls - Dunedin
